We all love a cheeky book haul. So I've gathered all the books I've bought this month for you to have a look at and maybes add to your TBR list. I've bought 7 physical and 1 digital!
Let's start from the top of the photo and make my way down.
I'm in the middle of reading one historical fiction and now I've decided to get quite a few to read. I never used to read historical fiction but now I'm loving it. If anyone has any recommendations, please leave some in the comments or dm me on instagram @caffinatedcosyghost
I'm in the middle of reading one historical fiction and now I've decided to get quite a few to read. I never used to read historical fiction but now I'm loving it. If anyone has any recommendations, please leave some in the comments or dm me on instagram @caffinatedcosyghost
You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao
Described as a Young Adult Magical Realism Romance, this sounds quite intriguing and I can't wait to pick it up and read. I might also need some tissues at the ready.
Seventeen-year-old Julie has her future all planned out—move out of her small town with her boyfriend Sam, attend college in the city, spend a summer in Japan. But then Sam dies. And everything changes.
Heartbroken, Julie skips his funeral, throws out his things, and tries everything to forget him and the tragic way he died. But a message Sam left behind in her yearbook forces back memories. Desperate to hear his voice one more time, Julie calls Sam’s cellphone just to listen to his voicemail.
And Sam picks up the phone.
Seventeen-year-old Julie has her future all planned out—move out of her small town with her boyfriend Sam, attend college in the city, spend a summer in Japan. But then Sam dies. And everything changes.
Heartbroken, Julie skips his funeral, throws out his things, and tries everything to forget him and the tragic way he died. But a message Sam left behind in her yearbook forces back memories. Desperate to hear his voice one more time, Julie calls Sam’s cellphone just to listen to his voicemail.
And Sam picks up the phone.
I left the rest of this synopsis out because ending on that note is just perfection and makes me want to read.
As Good as Dead by Holly Jackson
The third book in the A Good Girls Guide to Murder series. If you haven't read this series, I highly recommend it. I'm also super excited for the BBC tv series that's coming out in May!
Pip is about to head to college, but she is
still haunted by the way her last investigation ended. She’s used to
online death threats in the wake of her viral true-crime podcast, but
she can’t help noticing an anonymous person who keeps asking her: Who
will look for you when you’re the one who disappears?
Soon the threats escalate and Pip realizes that someone is following her in real life. When she starts to find connections between her stalker and a local serial killer caught six years ago, she wonders if maybe the wrong man is behind bars.
Police refuse to act, so Pip has only one choice: find the suspect herself—or be the next victim. As the deadly game plays out, Pip discovers that everything in her small town is coming full circle... and if she doesn’t find the answers, this time she will be the one who disappears
Soon the threats escalate and Pip realizes that someone is following her in real life. When she starts to find connections between her stalker and a local serial killer caught six years ago, she wonders if maybe the wrong man is behind bars.
Police refuse to act, so Pip has only one choice: find the suspect herself—or be the next victim. As the deadly game plays out, Pip discovers that everything in her small town is coming full circle... and if she doesn’t find the answers, this time she will be the one who disappears
I am looking forward to see how Pip's story ends in this finale. Holly Jackson writes thrillers so well and I'm always hooked. She's becoming one of my favourite thriller writers and I hope she delves into adult thrillers too.
The Wicked King by Holly Black
The second book in the Folk of the Air Series! I'm hooked on this series! I just want to know what happens. I don't want to spoil anything with a synopsis but I cannot wait to get reading about Jude and Carden. If you like Fae, Young Adult Fantasy and Romance then this series is for you. I will also read anything Holly Black has written so I'm going to make my way through her books.
The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
This historical novel sounded so intriguing to me, a coming of age novel set during and before world war two as children build a theatre from a whales rib cage and tell stories.
One blustery night in 1928, a whale washes up on
the shores of the English Channel. By law, it belongs to the King, but
twelve-year-old orphan Cristabel Seagrave has other plans. She and the
rest of the household—her sister, Flossie; her brother, Digby,
long-awaited heir to Chilcombe manor; Maudie Kitcat, kitchen maid;
Taras, visiting artist—build a theatre from the beast’s skeletal rib
cage. Within the Whalebone Theatre, Cristabel can escape her feckless
stepparents and brisk governesses, and her imagination comes to life.
As Cristabel grows into a headstrong young woman, World War II rears its head. She and Digby become British secret agents on separate missions in Nazi-occupied France—a more dangerous kind of playacting, it turns out, and one that threatens to tear the family apart.
As Cristabel grows into a headstrong young woman, World War II rears its head. She and Digby become British secret agents on separate missions in Nazi-occupied France—a more dangerous kind of playacting, it turns out, and one that threatens to tear the family apart.
Doesn't that just sound fascinating? I'm excited to get lost in this novel.
The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton
I must admit, the cover of this does not excite me at all (the hardback version is beautiful though) but this has been described as a historical mystery and I'm here for it.
In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists
led by the passionate and talented Edward Radcliffe descends upon
Birchwood Manor on the banks of the Upper Thames. Their plan: to spend a
secluded summer month in a haze of inspiration and creativity. But by
the time their stay is over, one woman has been shot dead while another
has disappeared; a priceless heirloom is missing; and Edward Radcliffe’s
life is in ruins.
Over one hundred and fifty years later, Elodie Winslow, a young archivist in London, uncovers a leather satchel containing two seemingly unrelated items: a sepia photograph of an arresting-looking woman in Victorian clothing, and an artist’s sketchbook containing the drawing of a twin-gabled house on the bend of a river.
Why does Birchwood Manor feel so familiar to Elodie? And who is the beautiful woman in the photograph? Will she ever give up her secrets?
There's just something about a good old mystery and I'm excited to see how these two timelines unfold.
Over one hundred and fifty years later, Elodie Winslow, a young archivist in London, uncovers a leather satchel containing two seemingly unrelated items: a sepia photograph of an arresting-looking woman in Victorian clothing, and an artist’s sketchbook containing the drawing of a twin-gabled house on the bend of a river.
Why does Birchwood Manor feel so familiar to Elodie? And who is the beautiful woman in the photograph? Will she ever give up her secrets?
There's just something about a good old mystery and I'm excited to see how these two timelines unfold.
Five Survive by Holly Jackson
After reading her Good Girl series, I decided to pick this little thriller up by Holly Jackson. Another mysterious young adult thriller. Sign me up.Eighteen year old Red and her friends are on a
road trip in an RV, heading to the beach for Spring Break. It’s a long
drive but spirits are high. Until the RV breaks down in the middle of
nowhere. There’s no mobile phone reception and nobody around to help.
And as the wheels are shot out, one by one, the friends realise that
this is no accident. There’s a sniper out there in the dark watching
them and he knows exactly who they are. One of the group has a secret
that the sniper is willing to kill for.
A game of cat-and-mouse plays out as the group desperately tries to get help and to work out which member of the group is the target. Buried secrets are forced to light in the cramped, claustrophobic setting of the RV, and tensions within the group will reach deadly levels. Not everyone will survive the night.
Doesn't this just make you want to find out why there is a sniper, sniping at our teenagers? Colour me intrigued. It's giving Wrong Turn vibes with less incestual hillbilly cannibals.
A game of cat-and-mouse plays out as the group desperately tries to get help and to work out which member of the group is the target. Buried secrets are forced to light in the cramped, claustrophobic setting of the RV, and tensions within the group will reach deadly levels. Not everyone will survive the night.
Doesn't this just make you want to find out why there is a sniper, sniping at our teenagers? Colour me intrigued. It's giving Wrong Turn vibes with less incestual hillbilly cannibals.
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
The first book of the letters of enchantment series is a young adult fantasy historical romance.When two young rival journalists find love
through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a
war among gods, to seal their fate forever.
After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to hold her family together. Her mother is suffering from addiction and her brother is missing from the front lines. Her best bet is to win the columnist promotion at the Oath Gazette.
To combat her worries, Iris writes letters to her brother and slips them beneath her wardrobe door, where they vanish—into the hands of Roman Kitt, her cold and handsome rival at the paper. When he anonymously writes Iris back, the two of them forge a connection that will follow Iris all the way to the front lines of battle: for her brother, the fate of mankind, and love.
After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to hold her family together. Her mother is suffering from addiction and her brother is missing from the front lines. Her best bet is to win the columnist promotion at the Oath Gazette.
To combat her worries, Iris writes letters to her brother and slips them beneath her wardrobe door, where they vanish—into the hands of Roman Kitt, her cold and handsome rival at the paper. When he anonymously writes Iris back, the two of them forge a connection that will follow Iris all the way to the front lines of battle: for her brother, the fate of mankind, and love.
The cover of this book is stunning and I've heard such great things about it over on tiktok and bookgram. It's giving me Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock Lake House vibes and I'm here for it.
Mind Walker by Kate Dylan
This novel is a cyberpunk sci-fi young adult novel, following eighteen-year-old Sil Sarrah with only twelve months left before the supercomputer grafted to her brain kills her, Sil's time is quickly running out.In the ten years she's been rescuing field agents for the Syntex corporation - by commandeering their minds from afar and leading them to safety - Sil hasn't lost a single life. And she's not about to start now. But when a critical mission goes south, Sil is forced to flee the very company she once called home.Desperate to prove she's no traitor, Sil infiltrates the Analog Army, an activist faction working to bring Syntex down.
Her plan: to win back her employer's trust by destroying the group from within. Instead, she and the Army's reckless leader, Ryder, uncover a horrifying truth that threatens to undo all the good she's ever done.With her tech rapidly degrading and her new ally keeping dangerous secrets of his own, Sil must find a way to stop Syntex in order to save her friends, her reputation - and maybe even herself.
I am in such a Cyberpunk mood after playing Cyberpunk 2077 and this book just sounded right up my alley. The first chapter has already gripped me and I can't wait to read more. It only cost me 99p on amazon kindle and that's a bargain.
What books have you picked up this month?
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